Means for securing eaves troughs



Feb. 23, 1932. A. D. KUMPF 1,846,601,

MEANS FOR SECURING EAVES TROUGHS Filed June 27. 1929 Patented Feb. 23, 1932 cam STATES AUGUST I). KUMPF, F PHILADELPHIA,

PATENT orFicn PENNSYLVANIA,

ASSIGNOR TO BERGER PENNSYLVANIA .MEANS Eon SECURING nevus TBOUGI-IS Application filed June 27,

My invention relates to means for securing eaves troughs and more particularly relates to a device for securing an eaves trough to its support, such as a supporting circle, suitably secured to the building and upon which the eaves trough rests.

Heretofore it has been customary to secure an eaves trough, such as a circle, by means of a strip hooked or otherwise secured to the end of the circle and secured to the eaves trough, for example, by soldering. Another form of device for securing'eaves troughs heretofore suggested and which forms the subject matter of United States Letters Patent No. 1,635,690, dated July-12,

1927 involves a Jair of books adapted to engage the edge of the eaves trough, the hooks being connected by a resilient member adapted to be engaged with the end of the, circle. The devices heretoforeused and suggested for securing an eaves trough to its support are open to a number of objections, The strap secured to the eaves trough is disadvantageous, since substantial labor is required in effecting its proper securing, as by soldering. The device illustrated and described in United States Patent No. 1,635,690, while it involves a large improvement over the strap has certain difficulties in its application and is difiicult to remove when required. Further, in its use care is required to obtain desired substantially equal spacing of the hook members with relation to the circle or support. Now, in accordance with my invention, 1 have produced a device for securing an eaves trough to a support, which'maybe readily and inexpensivelyproduced, which maybe readily and accurately applied and is readily removed when required and which, at the same time, in combination with an eaves trough and support, will function with great efiiciency. Having now indlcated 1n a general way the nature and purpose or my invention, I will proceed to a detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof in reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a device embodying my invention in 7 the device 1929. Serial No. 373,990.

Figure 1, the ends of the eaves trough being broken away.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention.

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of modifications embodying my invention.

The device embodying my invention,

shown in Figure 3, is formed from a single piece of wire, of desired gauge for the service to be performed and of any suitable material, bent to form a hook portion A and having its free end portions B, B extended in crossed relation; the end portions crossing one another at a point C about midway between the ends of the hook portions.

The device embodying my invention, as has been indicated, is intended for securing eaves troughs to supports therefor and its application will be clear from an inspection of Figures 2 and 3, in which D indicates an eaves troughhaving a beaded edge, E and F indicates a support, as the usual circle supported from a building, provided with a hook G at its end adjacent to the beaded edge of the trough. V

As will be noted from an inspection of Figures 2 and 8, the hook portion A of the evice is engaged with the beaded edge E of the trough and the end portions B, B of V the device are engaged, at their crossing C, with the hook As will be clear the end point of G of the support. portions B, B of are resilient so that they can be snapped into engagement with the hook G,

if the hook portion C be first engaged with the beaded edge E,or conversely, so that the hook portion A of the device can be snapped into-engagement with the beaded edgeE, if the end portions B, B be first engaged with the hook Gr. It will also be noted that the end portions B, B engage the hook G at their 9 point of crossing C, which desirably is, as

shown, about midway between the ends of the hook portion A, so that the device will be automatically centered when applied,to the end that the ends of the hook portion A will be equally engaged with the beaded edge E.

Referring now to Figure 5, in which is shown a modification of my invention, it will be noted that the ends of the free end portions B, B of the wire forming the hook portion A are bent up to form hooks H so that when the device is applied under conditions where the distance between the bead E of the eaves trough and the hook G of the support is extreme, or the eaves trough is pulled away "from the support, the hooks H will engage with the hook G and insure the efiectiveness of the device for securing the trough to the support.

Referring to Figure 4, it will be noted that the Wire forming the device is bent to form a hook portion A with one free end portion B extending at an angle to the hook portion and desirably having its end bent up to form a hook H. The device shown in Figure 4 operates as do the devices of Figures 3 and 5, the hook portion A being engaged with the bead E of the eaves trough and the free end portion B being flexed into engagement with the hook G on the support, while the hook H prevents disengagement from the hook G or engages the hook G when the distance between the bead E of the trough and the hook is extreme.

lVhat I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Means "for securing eaves troughs including member formed from a single piece of material bent to form a hook portion adapted to engage an eaves trough and having resilient free end portions extended in crossed relation and adapted to be engaged with an eaves trou 'h support.

2. Means for securing eaves troughs including a member formed from a single piece of material bent to form a hook portion adapted to engage an eaves trough and having resilient tree end portions, the ends of which are hooked, extended in crossed relation and adapted to be engaged with an eaves trough support.

3. Means for securing eaves troughs including, in combination, an eaves trough provided with a beaded edge, a support for the eaves trough provided with a hook adjacent to the beaded edge of the trough and a securing device formed from a single piece of material bent to form a hook portion engaged w'th the beaded edge of the trough and having free end portions extended in crossed relation and resiliently engaged with the hook on the support.

-l. Means for securing eaves troughs including, in combination, an eaves trough provided with a beaded edge, a support for the ea es trough provided with a hook adjacent to the beaded edge of the trough and a securing device formed from a single piece of material bent to form a hook portion engaged with the beaded edge of the trough and having free end, portions, the ends of which are hooked, extended in crossed relation and resiliently engaged with the hook on the support.

5. Means for securing eaves troughs including, in combination, an eaves trough provided with a beaded edge, a support for the eaves trough provided with a hook adjacent to the beaded edge of the trough and a securing device formed from a single piece of material bent to form a hook portion engaged with the beaded edge of the trough and having free end portions extended in directions such that they will cross at a point about midway between the ends of the hook portion and engaged with the hook on the support at their point of crossing.

6. Means for securing eaves troughs including a member formed from a single piece of material bent to form a hook portion adapted to engage in the eaves trough and having resilient free end portions extending at an angle to each other in cross relation and adapted to be engaged with an eaves trough support.

7. Means for securing eaves troughs including a member formed from a single piece of material bent to form a single hook portion adapted to extend over the edge and within an eaves trough and having resilient free end portions extending in cross relation oppositely at an angle from opposite sides of the end portion.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 24th day of June, 1929.

AUGUST D. KUMPF. 

